The pilot. (Greencastle, Pa.) 1860-1866, January 12, 1864, Image 1

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    'rHI PI.LOT
IY PUSLIEUED IVRY TURFDAY MORNLNG NY
JAMES W. IdIeRORY,
(North Wool Oornor of gilt Public Sluoro,)
Oiow following rater, front which there will be no
briatlee :
pails subscription, is advanss 81.60
Within six months 1.76
Within twelve 'eoliths 2.00
No paper will be discontinued unless at the option
.f the Publishers, until all arrearages are paid.
No subscriptions will be taken for a less period
jigs six months.
Tbr Great
AMERICAN TEA COMPANY,
Ll Yesey Street, New York;
Since its organization, hae created a new era in the
hielory of.
Wholesaling Teas in this Country.
They have introduce] their selections of Teas, and
are selling them at not over Two Cents (.02 Cents)
p er pound above Cost, never deviating from the• ONE
PRICE asked.
Another peciliarity of the company is that their
Tea TASTER not only devotes his time to the selec
Sion of their Teas as to quality, value, and particu
lar styles for particular localities of country. but he
helps the TEA bur?' to choose out of their enormous
sleek such TEAS as are best adapted to his peculiar
rants, and not only this, but. points out to him the
best bargains. It. is easy to see the incakulable ad..
voltage a TEA MITER has iu this establishment. over
all others. If he is no judge of TEA, or the MARKET,
if his time is valuable, he has all the benefits of a well
organized system of doing business, of an immense
capital, of the judgment ot, a professional Tea,,Taeter,
sad the knowledge of superior salesmen.
This enables a'l Tea buyers—no matter if they
are thousan4s of miles from this market—tn pur
chase on as good terms. here as the New York mer
chants
Parties can order Teas and will he served by us
es well as though they came themselves, being sure
to get original packages, true weights and tares;
and the Teas are warranted as represented.
We issue a Price List of the Company's Teas.
which will be sent to all who order it; comprising
Hyson, Young Syson, Imperial, Gun
powder, Twankay and Skin.
O,kttg, Souchong, Orange and Hyson Peko
Japan Tea of eve 7 description, colored and uncolored.
This list has each kind of Ten divided into Four
Classes, namely: CARGO, high CARGO, FINE,
FINEST, that every one may understand from de
eeription and the prices annexed that the Company
are determined to undersell the whole Tea trade.
We guarantee to sell all our Teas at not over
TWO CENTS (.02 Cents) per pound above cost, be
lieving this to be attractive to the many who have
heretofore been paying Enormous Profits.
Great American Tea Company,
Importers. and Jobbers,
Kept. 15, 1868-80,.] Ne. 61 Veeey St.. N. Y
for a medicine that
100 il?eW " D l
cure
Coughs, Influenza, Tickling in the Throat,
Whoop:iv Cough, or relieve Consumptive Cough
as quick as
COE'S COUGH BALSAM.
Over Five Thousand Bottles have been sold in its
native town, and not a single instance of its failure
is known..
We hove, in our possession, any quantity of cer
tificates. some of them from EMINENT PHYSICI-
A.NS, who have used it in their practice. and:given
it the preeminence over any other compound.
It does not Dry up a Cough,
but loosens it, so as to enable the patient to expec
torate freely. Two or three doses will harariably
more Tickling in the Throat. A half bottle has el.
tea completely cured the most STUBBORN COUGH. and
pt, though it is so sure Alla speedy in its Operation,
it is perfectly harmless, being purely ver l etabley It
is very agreeable• to the taste, and .may be adminis
tered to children if any age. In oases of OROZIP
as will guarantee a cure, if , taken in Season. •
No family should be without It
It is within the reach of all, the price being only
25 Cents. And if an investment and thorough
trial does not "back up" the above statement, the
Niamey will, be refunded. We say this knowing its
merits, and feel confident that one trial will secure
far it a home in every household.
Do not waste away with Coughing. when so small
as investment will cure you. It may be had of
any respectable Druggist in town, who will furnish
you with a circular of genuine certificates of cares
it has made. C. G. CLARK & CO.,
Proprietors,
New Raven, Ct.
At Wholesale, by
Johnston, Holloway & Cowden,
28 North Sixth Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
For sale by Druggists in city, county, and every
where [Sent. 29, 1888 -Bm.
J. W. BARR'S
Mammoth Stove
and Tinware Store Room,
A few doors South of the Diamond, Greencastle, Pa.
11 1 111 E undersigned having purchased Mr. Nead's
entire interest in the Tinning business, wishes
to inform the public at large, that he has on hand,
at hie extensive Stove store,
COOL PARLOR AND NINE-PLATE
Stoves. Among them are the Continental, Noble
look. Commonwealth and Charm. which he will sell
cheap for cash The very hest quality of
Tin, departed and Sheet Iron Ware,
is great variety.
SPOUTING
of the best material, for houses, &0., manufactured
sad put up at the shortest notice.
All are invited to call at this establishment, as the
proprietor is confident in rendering satisfaction,
nth in price and quality of his wares. My price
hall be low! /ow 11 low!!!
Save money by purchasing at headquarters ,
ii „ All work warranted
August 25, 18'63
WELLS COVIERLT. DAVID H. HUTCHISON.
VOVEBLY & HUTCHISON
NJ
Have become the Proprietors of the UNITED
qTATES HOTEL, near the Railroad Depot at. HAR
RISBURG, Pa. This popular and commodious
Hotel has been newly refitted and furnished through
out. its parlors and chambers, and is now ready for
the reception of guests.
The traveling public will find the . United States
Hotel the most convenient, in alt particulars. of any
Hotel in the State Capital. on account of its access
to the railroad, being immediately between the two
great depots in Ibis city
Harrisburg, August 4, '6B-3m.
GREENCASTLE SEMINARY.
MALE AND FEMALE.
THE subscriber will open a Male and Female Semi
nary at. Greencasi le, on i he first Monday of October
belt. Instruction will be given, in all the Branches
usually taught in a first class school. MUSIC and
other Ornamental Branches will be taught by an ex
perienced Female Teacher. A limited number of
pupils will he received into the family of the Prin
cipal, as Boarders. For terms and further informa
tion, address JOS. S. LOOSE.
lihruncititle, Sept. 22, 1111.8.-2al.
VOL-1111 G - REENCASTLE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1864.
[FOR TIIE PILOT]
THE BEES IN G
OR,
INCIDENTS OF THE INVASION
Mr. Editor :—Alone in my studio—the
light extinguished—deep in the night—dark
ness all, save a few ghost-like flickerings from
the dying embers in the stove—all surround
ings favorable for the digestion, and atonement
by the prospective reformation, for follies per
petrated during the holidays, I sat medicating
—ruminating over "things that have been,"
when a visitress appeared ! It was my Muse I
How cordially we met! What a hearty pres
sure of hands—what an affectionate smocking
of 1—; why pen, would you write that
word ? You remember in the early autumn,
she and I were wont to hold weekly trysts, and
'• Incidents of the Invasion" were produced.
You remember, too, how just theorsome phan
tom whispered "Captain," in my ear! The
simple articulation of this empty title frighten
ed my Helicon friend, and she deserted we
forthwith. Hence my prolonged silence. But
anon, like all my hopes, the " Captain" was
soon played out. With the complete discom
fiture of thes; ambitious expectations, this
friend in need, my Muse, again appears; and
now, if nothing !untoward occurs, the " Inci
dents" will be now continued.
These are some facts, some fancies offered by
way of apology for the long silence of
The sun again in grandeur rose,
And legions showed in deaths repose!
Far Buttered o'er that widened plain,
Lay piles of dead, by traitors slain !
Could demons fell, from hell's own gate,
This scene wish calmness contemplate ?
More cruel e'en than devils ate,
Are those who first provoked this war.
Eternity &en lengthened twice,
And hell's fell nus'ries doubled thrice,
Were yet too short. too good for those
Who first in urine for treason rose!
'Tis not our purpose here to tell,
How many iu that battle fell—
How fields and meads were crimsoned o'er
And brooks flowed red with human gore!
Bow Meade's brave boys, like Spartan true
(And Lee's no leas were Spartans too),
For these long days near Classic G
Did light the tileath for victory--
How finally the foruiex well
Did Lee and all his hosts repel;
And once again in Riley's. land
Compelled the rebs to take their stand I
By other lips let this be told,
Let other pens this scone unfold.
Our purpose in this piece of rhyme,
Is simply to beguile the time--
To tell.this Incidents" of fun,
How all were scared, and some did run,
When rebels first, appeared in G
For aye that town will noted be!
If then our readers fair and male,
Do wish us to resume our tale,
Come back again to native G
And leave old Gettysburg with Lee.
Will next an "Incident" of fun
Relate, in trath it was a run
The race at were(' than forty time
Of Major H— and Charley B—.
THE W ISE MAN TAUGHT WISDOM.
One day in early spring, the youth Solomon
sat beneath the palms in his father's garden,
and bending his eyes on the ground, seemed
deep in thought. Nathan, his teacher, stepped
up to him and inquired,
"Why sittest thou here so thoughtfully ?"
Solomon raised his head, and replied,
"Nathan, I should like to behold a miracle."
The prophet smiled, and answered,
"That is a wish I also indulged in, in my
youthful days."
"And was it fialfilled ?" hastily inquired the
royal prince.
"A man of God," thus Nathan continued,
"approached me once, holding the seed of a
pomegaranate in his hand. 'Behold,' said he,
'what will become of this seed.' Thereupon
he made a small hole in the earth with his
finger, laid the seed in it, and covered it up
again. When be had withdrawn his hand, the
earth divided, and I savAltwo' tiny leaves ap
pear. But scarcely had I seen them before
they closed fogether, and became a smooth,
round stem, enveloped in a rind ; and the stem
became visibly higher and thicker.
'The man of God spoke to me, saying, 'Pay
attention.' And whilst I was watching, there
;prang seven branches from the trunk, like
unto the seven arms of the candlestick on the
altar. I wondered; but the wan of God made
signs, and bid me be silent and attentive.—
J. W. BARR
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Behold,' said he, 'new creations will take
place.'.
"Thereupon he took water in the hollow of
his hand from a brook that waspowing past.
and sprinkled therewith the branches three
different times ; and the branches now hung
full of verdant leaves, spreading refreshing
shade around us, mingled with sweet-smel
ling odors. 'Whence,' I exclaimed, 'arises
this perfume, in addition to the cooling shade
of the leaves ?"
"'Bost thou not see,' answered the man of
God, 'those purple flowers, haning - in clus
ters, and peeping between the leaves ?"
"Before I could yet reply, a soft breeze
arose, and, rustling through tee leaves, cast the
flowers to the earth, like to flakes of snow
floating down from the clouds. Scarcely had
the blossoms fallen, when the beautiful red
pomegranates appeared between the leaves,
like the, alMonds on Aaron's staff. The man
of God then left me, sunk 'in silent wonder."
Nathan ended. Hastily Solomon exclaim
ed—
"Where is he? What is the name of . the
holy man ? Is he still alive ?"
Nathan answered,
"Son of David, I have related a dream ?"
When Solomon heard these words, be be
came-sorry at heart, and sad.
"How canst thou thus deceive me ?" he
said.
But Nathan continued :
. .
"I have not deceived' thee, son of David.—
Behold in thy father's garden thuu caust see
all that I have related in reality. Is not (he
same, the ease with every pomegranate, and
with other trees ?"
"Yes," answered Solomon; "but gradually,
within a wide space of time."
Then answered Nathan,
"Is, then, the miracle the less wonderful or
divine because it takes place in quiet and with
out show ? I should think it the more won
derful.
"Study the works of Nature," he continued,
"then you will learn to believe in the Most
Eligh, and not pine and wish fur miracles by
human hands."
A PHILOSOPHIC DARKEY.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
writing from the Cumberland River, gives the
following humorous colloquy with a philosophic
darkey :
I noticed upon the hurricane deck to-day an
elderly darkey with a very philosophical and
retrospective, cast of countenance, squatted
upon his bundle, toasting his shins against
the chimney, and apparently plunged into a
state of profound meditation. Finding, upon
inquiry, that he belonged to the 9th Illinois;
one of the most gallantly behaved and heavy
losing regiment at Fort - Donelson battle; and
part of which was aboard, I began to interro
gate him on the subject. His philosophy was
so much in the Falstaffian vein that 1 will give
his views in his own words as near as my
memory serves me :
"Were you in the fight ?"
"Had a little taste of it, sa."
"Stood your ground, did you 7"
"No sa, I runs."
"Run at the first fire, did you ?"
"Yes: and would hab run sooner had I know
ed it war contin'."
"Why, that wasn't very creditable to your
courage."
"Dat isn't in my line, sa--cookin's my per
leshin."
"Well, but have you no regard for your
reputation ?"
"Reputation nuffin to me by de side ob
life."
"Do you consider your life worth more than
other people's ?"
"Its worth more to me, sa."
"Then you must value your, life very high
ly ?"
"Yes, ea, I does—more dan all dis wuld,
more dan a million ob dollahs, sa, for what
would dat be wuth to a man wid de bref out
ob him? Self-preserbashun am de fust law
wid me."
"But why should you act upon a different
rule froin other men?"
"Because different men set different values
upon dar lives; wine is not in the market."
"But if you lost it, you would have the sat
isfaction of knowing that you died for your
country."
"What satisfaction would dat be to me when
de power of feelin' was. gone ?"
"Then patriotism and honor are nothing to
you?"
"Nutria whatever, ea—l regard dem as
among de vanities."
Vit. our soldiers were like .you, traitors might
have' broken up the Government without re-
sistance."
"Yes, ma, dar would have been no help for
it; wouldn't put my life in de scale 'ginPt any
guberment dat eber existed, for no guberment
could replace de loss to me."
"Do you think any of your company would
have missed you if you had been killed ?"
"Maybe not, sa—a dead white man ain't
AA to dese sogers, let alone a ded nigga—
but I'd missed myself, an' dat was de pint wid
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It is safe to say that the dusky corpse of
that African will never darken the field of
carnage
EATING ICE-CREAM RAW.
On a very warm and sultry evening during
the summer of '4B, as Doctor B and
thyself-were seated in a fashionable saloon of
our town, indulging in the cool luxuries which
the` proprietors of the establishment know so
well how to prepare, and chatting the while
upon such subjects as fancy and caprice suu
gested,—a tall, limber-looking fellow of .about
twenty-three, made his appearance, and after
looking about him some time in bevrilderment
and doubt, seated himself at a table close by
the one at which we were sitting. The young
man was apparently a sfranger, and from
the country; and the illuminated sign, with
"Ice-Cream," "Confectionaries," &e., blasoned
thereon, had evidently taken him in. Know
ing the Doctor to have a great propensity for
practical joking, I turned to see what effect
this oew arrival would have on him; and one
glance at his restless, twinkling eye, satisfied
me that there would be•sport.
After sitting some time as if uncertain how
to proceed, the young man plucked up suffi
cient courage to address us, and inquired
whether he could "get some ice-cream, and a
couple of confectionaries ;"' stating, at the same
time, that he had "never been at the canawl
afore, and didn't know how people acted at sich
places." He was informed by the Doctor, that
if he would ring the small bell which stood
upon the table, his wishes would be gratified.
The green 'an did as he was directed, and its
due time was served with the ice-cream and
"eonfeetionaries." After eyeing for a few
minutes the articles before him, he took the
spoon from the glass, took a small quantity
of the cream, and put it to the tip of his
tongue; and then looked about the room with
an air of great satisfaction and delight. Sow,
however, another idea seemed to strike him ;
he rammed the spoon deep into the glass, took
it out• heaped full, and in a moment its contents
had disappeared. • •
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At'this instant I felt a twitch at' My 'side--
the next the Doctor was on his feet—had
clutched my arm couvulsively,•and with one
hand pointing towards the victim, almost
screamed:
."Shocking ! that young man is eating
ice. cream raw !"
Down went ice-cream, spoon, confectionaries
and table, upon the floor ; out leaped the vie
tim at least teu feet towards the middle of the
room, grasping for breath—eyes protruding
from their sockets—and countenance exhibit
ing marks of the greatest terror and helpless
ness. In a moment the Doctor was by his
side—felt his pulse—unbuttoned his coat.
waistcoat, and shirt collar, as if to admit fresh
air; then gently pushing him into`a chair, com
menced fanning him with the skirt of his coat.
It was then that the victim's tongue first be
came loose, and with imploring look, he half
whispered, halt screahed—
"Oh, kin I live ?"
Upon this the Doctor looked mysterious, felt
his pulse again, examined his tongue, and then,
in a solemn tone, replied—
"lt may be, young man, that by implicitly
following my directions, you can yet escape the
consequences of your rashness and folly. I
would advise you to—"
"Anything, I'll do anything you tell me, so
as,l. kin get over this spell, and find -my way
home. attio."
"Well, then, sir, take off your coat." The
young man did so. "Tie a handkerchief about
you." He was obeyed. and now, sir, go to
the door, run three times around this square
with all the might in you; and then come
back to me, and I will tell you what further
to do."
The young man vanished, and we resumed
our seats; in a few minutes, however, he re
turned, puffing and blowing and apparently in
better spirits.
ADVERTISING RATES.
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NO 42.
"Now," said the Doctor, "do you put on
your coat, button it up close to your chin ; go
to your lodging place, and turn into bed im
mediately; and let me advise you, young man,
that hereafter, before .you undertake to eat ice
cream see that it is properly prepared; and let
me particularly charge you (and here he as
sumed a very serious air,) never again do you
eat ice-cream raw."
The young man stammered forth his thanks,
and then . leftwe followed soon after.—Yan
kee Blade.
. .
Often those smart least who are least smart,
To renovate an old bat, take it to an even-
ing party
Men resort to all sorts of disguises and then
complain bitterly that they are not understood.
When we think of the Future, we do not
often think of the Future of Futures.
Great opportunities are generally the result
of the wise improvement of small ones.
Masked balls and masked batteries are dan-
prous.conceros
It should be remembered that a bare asser
tion is not necessarily the naked truth.
Opportunities, like eggs, must be hatched
when they are fresh,
It is right to make an example of men whom
it would be wrong to take as an example.
He who is just as old as his dog is a man of
our-age
He who carries musical compositions in his
hat puts on airs whenever he walks out.
The soldiers in war and the farmers in peace
alike win their triumphs in the field.
Woman are accustomed to talk, but with
men it is the converse
Is many:oasee, authorship is but another
name for penury.
There are times, when although speech
might be silver, silence is gold.
Ardent spirits are unfavorable to bodily toil
The greatest pedestrians walk on water.
Every young lady knows her lover by heart,
but that's often a very uncertain kind of know-
ledge
Small talents are needed as well as great
ones; there are occasions whore a candle would
be-as useful as the sun.
Mankind are always happier for been hap
py once; the memory of happiness is happi
ness. •
The .efforts of a strong man, aided by the
counsels of a sensible woman, rarely or never
fail to succeed
Virtue is not its own reward. You might
as well say that when a man has planted a tree
he has tasted its fruit.
A mean man never knows he is mean ; he
only thinks himself
, cautious, just as a near
sighted person seems to be looking far away.
Conscience is like a clock ; it is meant to
indicate soul time. But a man can set his
conscience, or he can let it rua down.
In this world we must deal with fact. It is
vain for men to try to live in laid air—they
were made with feet and not with wings.
The tall blue mountain clasps and kisses
and marries the blue beautiful beyond, parent
of silver streams, bouseholding heaven on
earth
If a woman can in no other way make her
lazy husband support her, she can try her
finger nails on him. Let her like a prudent
heu, scratch for a living.
Death we can face : but knowing, as many
of us do, what is human life, which of us is
it, that, without shuddering, could, if consci
ously we were summoned, -face the • hour •of
hirth,". .
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